Paulus Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 http://newsdurhamregion.com/news/breaking_news/article/97429 Apparently a snag. I've fished there before and glad I wasn't fishing it that day! I haven't heard anything new on the story, but I'll post it if I do. Very sad indeed! p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 OSHAWA -- Foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found in a creek in south Oshawa Friday afternoon. Michael Joyce, 43, of Phillip Murray Avenue in Oshawa was found with no vital signs in the Oshawa Creek near the Thomas Street bridge around 3 p.m. Friday by fishermen. "It's not suspicious at all," Durham police Sergeant Paul McCurbin said. "It looks like death by misadventure." A post mortem examination showed the man drowned, Sgt. McCurbin said. Firefighters and paramedics converging on the scene attempted without success to revive the man, an officer on the scene Friday said. Police cordoned the area around a bike path off for several hours following discovery of the body. Police continue to try to track Mr. Joyce's movements prior to his death. Sad indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 very sad news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Wow...now that's scary. Bly and I have said that this was going to happen sooner or later in that area. That's why we NEVER fish alone at night...you just never know...one slip, hit your head and it's lights out forever....even in slow moving shallow flows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Tragic what happened. I was probably fishing the same hole the day before. Always use caution when wading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finfan Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) So very sad and tragic! I do find it quite disturbing to read peoples prior posts that try to pull off a joke. This is not funny people because it could very well happen to anyone of us or one of our family members. Let's pray for this gentleman, his family and the brave fisherman that found him. I'm sure he's very frightened and distraught about the whole ordeal...finfan Edited April 22, 2008 by finfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 But was this man wading???.... the news report does not say so... It could be suicide, it could be someone murdered... I know this sounds morbid.... But who are we to speculate until the police have done their job... Wait for the autopsy then from a conclusion... Noone said this man was fishing either.... he could have been pushed... who knows... and I think 4Reels comments were made in jest, making light of a difficult subject (that being death) everyone deals with it differently... and I think his comments might have been misconstrued. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_fishin Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 wow, i was fishing that area on wednesday last week. very sad indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM C Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 A man is dead and a family greeves, it shouldnt matter how or why, and all of us have had someone we know or related to die, and I dont remember any of them being funny, sorry just think it was in real bad taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 But was this man wading???.... the news report does not say so... It could be suicide, it could be someone murdered... I know this sounds morbid.... But who are we to speculate until the police have done their job... Wait for the autopsy then from a conclusion... Noone said this man was fishing either.... he could have been pushed... who knows... and I think 4Reels comments were made in jest, making light of a difficult subject (that being death) everyone deals with it differently... and I think his comments might have been misconstrued. G I don't think MJL's comment about wading insinuated that he was fishing....just saying that you can never be too careful on creeks....even if the water seems shallow and slow moving. My comment was in the same light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finfan Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I'm sorry Gerritt! I mean no disrespect but how the gentleman died is just plain tragic. He drowned! Death is final and not to be joked about. I'm sorry there is no making light of a situation like that...finfan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Whether the man was wading or not..whether he was doing something else or not will not bring the man back. There is a grieving family and grieving friends. Let's maybe try to think of them a little more than trying to defend ourselves for not knowing how to handle these unfortunate situations. My condolences and apologies to the family and friends of Mr. Joyce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I agree with both of you... Death is no Joke... but remember everyone deals with emotions in different manners.. people get angry, cry, laugh, snap, hold a party....... I too have been through a tough loss... and everyone has their own way of dealing with death... Everyone. while tragic, and I feel for the family this is the truth. people vent in their own manner.. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I'm sorry Gerritt! I mean no disrespect but how the gentleman died is just plain tragic. He drowned! Death is final and not to be joked about. I'm sorry there is no making light of a situation like that...finfan. Everybody deals with situations in different ways. Lets try to stay on the ground about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM C Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Lets not debate this here, a man has lost his life and for that we all should say a prayer (if you believe) and leave it at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Tom C, Yes a man has lost his life. and I feel for his family... and if a trust is setup please let me know about it. Gerritt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finfan Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Yes! I positively understand that people do in fact deal with these situations differently. And I'm very grounded! Thank you very much? I just don't think that these are the kinds of comments to be posting on this thread for people to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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